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The Harlem Renaissance “This remarkable period marked the first time that African American artists were taken seriously by the culture at large.”

A Celebration of African American Life Now able to have expression Need to “document the experiences of their people.”

The Center of the World Early 1900s because the time of the “Great Migration” Many African Americans settled in Harlem, NY, and many writers, musicians, and artists emerged.

Charleston

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Bessie Smith

Duke Ellington

Louis Armstrong

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